In Re Lopez

This lawyer discipline case comes before the court on a stipulation, agreement, and conditional admission of misconduct. See C.R.C.P. 241.18. The conditional admission was approved by an inquiry panel of the grievance committee, which recommended that the respondent, Andrew M. Lopez, be disbarred. We accept the conditional admission and order that Lopez be disbarred.

I. The Conditional Admission

Andrew M. Lopez was admitted to practice law in this state in 1975. According to the conditional admission, Lopez’s misconduct arose from his involvement with two taverns, the Heartbreak Saloon and the…